Save pdf form as a html form

Hi everybody,
I have a form which I just made in Adobe Acrobat pro XI (Windows 7 Professional N 64bit). I would like to save it as an HTML form (or at least users should be able to open it directly in browser and fill it out - saving it is NOT necessary).
I tried so far:
1. FILE --> SAVE AS OTHERS --> HTML WEB PAGE
but it actually kind of prints the pdf form as image, which should not happen. Text ist also scrambled across the page without meaning.
2. converting it online to HTML but the buttons disappear. Text is in the right place but no buttons (radio buttons for ex. or text field).
Is there a way to "convert" the pdf form to html "form"? And if yes, how can I do it?
Thank you very much.

I create HTML forms by hand coding, so I cannot recommend any specific apps. Most now suffer from being too complicated.
I think you need to forget the idea of converting a PDF form (nicely laid out, attractive) to a similar HTML forms. HTML forms are basic, functional, ugly and do not have a fixed layout. A conversion tool will not magically overcome this limitation.

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